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Research Archive

Destruction and contemplation.
Imagining the intent of clothes.

An archive that takes vintage garments apart and imagines the making that connects through them.

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FUKU WO HORU

A research archive that takes vintage garments apart and reads the intent within their structure.

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FUKU WO HORU — exhibition-linked record books, Vol.1–5View Archive →

Manifesto

What we learn from the past makes the present and connects to the future.

Vintage is a witness of time. In its seams, its shapes, its structure, the judgments and thoughts of the people of the era are carved. We take a garment apart, contemplate its structure, and feed it back into making today. Research and making are different phases of one and the same activity.

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Latest disassembly records

JNR PANTS

JNR PANTS

Lee 191Z

Lee 191Z

Adolphe Lafont Moleskin Jacket

Adolphe Lafont Moleskin Jacket

506XX Type Late

506XX Type Late

507XX Type Late

507XX Type Late

557 Type Late

557 Type Late

Royal Air Force-MK3

Royal Air Force-MK3

Three Streams

01

Disassembly records

Primary material: actually taking vintage garments apart to read the intent of the sewing, the pattern, the fabric.

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Disassembly records
02

DXF patterns

Turning the patterns gained from disassembly into DXF data. We don't sell them as-is; we're still searching for the right way to make use of them.

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DXF patterns
03

Exhibitions / Books

Exhibitions to share our inquiry and imagination, and the books made alongside them.

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Exhibitions / Books

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FUKU WO HORU vol.5  Work Jacket & Pants

FUKU WO HORU vol.5 Work Jacket & Pants

BOOK ¥11,500

FUKU WO HORU vol.4  Flight Jacket Sold Out

FUKU WO HORU vol.4 Flight Jacket

BOOK ¥11,500

FUKU WO HORU vol.3  5Pocket Jeans Sold Out

FUKU WO HORU vol.3 5Pocket Jeans

BOOK ¥10,780

FUKU WO HORU vol.2  type-501 Sold Out

FUKU WO HORU vol.2 type-501

BOOK ¥10,780